Bangkok vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$434	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	16
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	5.68M	886K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 4% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5606th and 5290th ($996 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2044th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Tabuk

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	Bangkok	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$8604

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587